PHOTO STORY: Field fire claims 10 acres of land
Published 4:55 pm Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Grass and field fires have kept area fire departments busy over the past two weekends. Department officials urge caution when burning in dry conditions. Pictured is a field fire from November 2020. (Leader file photo)
Firefighters responded to a field fire stemming from a permitted brush pile fire on Ullery Road. The wind played a factor in the spread of the fire, according to Niles Charter Township Fire Department Lt. Craig Lear. The fire claimed about 10 acres of land.(Leader photo/EMILY SOBECKI)
Firefighters responded to a field fire stemming from a permitted brush pile fire on Ullery Road. The wind played a factor in the spread of the fire, according to Niles Charter Township Fire Department Lt. Craig Lear. The fire claimed about 10 acres of land.(Leader photo/EMILY SOBECKI)
NILES TOWNSHIP — On Wednesday afternoon just after 3 p.m., a brush pile fire got out of hand of property owner Donald Britch, on Ullery Road.
The flames spread as the wind picked up, burning between 9 and 10 acres of field at the corner of Ullery Road and Pucker Street.
According to Niles Charter Township Fire Department Lt. Craig Lear, Britch had a permit for the fire issued on Tuesday. The wind factor brought it away from the intended pile to the field.
Lear said the field burned for about 30 minutes, and responding fire departments were able to control the fire’s spread.
No further investigation is being done at this time, Lear said.
Niles Charter Township Fire Department was assisted by Niles Fire Department on the scene.
